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Vettel: Mercedes didn't steal pole in Baku

Sebastian Vettel feels Mercedes bagged a front row lock-out for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on merit, despite Mercedes playing down their own chances. Silver Arrows boss Toto Wolff said Ferrari were 'almost untouchable' heading into qualifying but, lo and behold, Valtteri Bottas  clinched pole position ahead of Lewis Hamilton with Sebastian Vettel having to settle for P3. Vettel almost suffered the same fate as team-mate Charles Leclerc in qualifying, narrowly escaping a coming together with the barrier after clipping the apex at Turn 8. But, while Leclerc had to watch on from the sidelines, Vettel was in the battle for pole position before finishing three tenths behind Bottas. 'I don't...
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